Page 21 - Unemployment In India

At 30%, India's youth inactivity highest among emerging mkts: IMF economist

Data compiled by CMIE claimed that the unemployment rate in India rose to 7.2 per cent in February 2019

Economists urge govt to release NSSO data on employment without any changes

Chief statistician Pravin Srivastava gave a presentation on the findings of the NSSO report

Unemployment rises across religions, social groups, shows NSSO survey

The unemployment rate was falling for all the major religious groups in the urban areas in 2011-12, compared to 2004-05

Demonetisation, GST impacted jobs more than NSSO's headline numbers suggest

The unemployment rate, measured in terms of the usual status approach, stood at a 45-year high of 6.1 per cent in the July 2017-June 2018 period

Chidambaram asks how economy is growing when unemployment at a 45-year high

The National Sample Survey Office's (NSSO's) periodic labour force survey (PLFS) states that unemployment was last this high in 1972-73

Unemployment rate at four-decade high: NSSO survey compared past figures

A former chairman of the NSC, said on condition of anonymity, that the report once approved by the NSC is the final version

NSSO report on unemployment at draft stage, not comparable: NITI Aayog V-C

Lot of evidence to show that jobs have been created in the last four years, says Rajiv Kumar

Unemployment among women engineers in India is 5 times that of men: Study

On the tug-of-war bias, it said 45 per cent of women reported that they have to compete with their female colleagues to get the one "woman's spot" available

Popular aspiration vs political response

Discussing market reforms would likely make politicians on both sides of the Parliamentary divide uncomfortable but it's a conversation that India desperately needs to have, and not just in Parliament

Over 1 crore jobs lost in 2018, claims Congress citing think-tank report

The Congress leader said according to the report, in December 2017, 40.79 crore people were employed. In 2018, it was reduced to 39.07 crore

ESIC approves unemployment benefit scheme for formal sector workers

Workers who are left unemployed for whatsoever reasons will be paid money, from their own contribution towards the ESI scheme, in cash through bank account transfer

Few jobs, many people: Employment scene a tinderbox waiting to catch fire?

The challenge of jobs is especially acute because of the current and growing size of India's young population

Jobs at employment exchanges double under Modi govt, but with a flip side

Most openings don't even require basic schooling; highly qualified job seekers are increasingly joining ranks of unemployed

ILO says India unemployment to reach 18.6 mn, 3.5% rate to remain in 2018

On the fears of increase in unemployment in 2018 and 2019, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar explained that no target has been set by the govt

Interview as performance and the spectre of unemployment

Since the disastrous demonetisation in November last year, labour participation in the market has increased, but jobs are scarce

India facing problem of severe under-employment: NITI Aayog

It also recommended the creation of a handful of Coastal Employment Zones

1.5 million jobs lost in first four months of 2017

Number of employed people down to 405 million from 406.5 million in September-December 2017

Union minister promises to provide 1 crore jobs in 2 years

Govt to replace 44 labour laws with 4 codes

India's unemployment rate sees sharp decline in February: Report

Uttar Pradesh also registered a sharp decline, the SBI report said

Unemployment in India to increase in 2017-18; rate to remain at 3.4%: UN

Unemployment in India is projected to increase from 17.7 million last year to 17.8 million in 2017